Mattek-Sands Confirms Return Date

A serious knee injury has sidelined Bethanie Mattek-Sands since July, but she is ready to return.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands has announced her return to competitive action following the horrific knee injury she suffered at Wimbledon last year.

The American confirmed on social media that she would team up with doubles partner Lucie Safarova to compete at the Indian Wells Masters next month.

It would mark the end of a long road to recovery for the 32-year-old, who required surgery after dislocating her patella and rupturing her patella tendon in a second-round match against Sorana Cirstea at the grass-court grand slam.